Contents 1 Appearing in "Batman's Invincible Foe" 2 Synopsis for "Batman's Invincible Foe" 3 Appearing in "The Return of Cleopatra" 4 Synopsis for "The Return of Cleopatra" 5 Appearing in "King of the Underworld!" 6 Synopsis for "King of the Underworld!" 7 Notes 8 Trivia 9 See Also 10 Recommended Reading 11 Links and References

Appearing in "Batman's Invincible Foe"

Featured Characters:

•  Batman 
• Robin

Supporting Characters:

• Commissioner Gordon

Villains:

• Karko (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

• Mahan (Single appearance)

Locations:

• Gotham City
  • Wayne Manor
    • Batcave

Items:

• Bat-Signal
• Batrope

Vehicles:

• Batmobile
• Whirly-Bat
  
  

Synopsis for "Batman's Invincible Foe"

Batman and Robin face Karko, an alien thief from the 26th Century who steals objects from Batman’s time to sell them at great profit as antiques in his own era.

Appearing in "The Return of Cleopatra"

Featured Characters:

• Roy Raymond

Supporting Characters:

• Karen Duncan

Villains:

• Hamid (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

• Hal Derwood (Single appearance)
• Miss Johput (Single appearance)
• Cleopatra (flashback only)

Locations:

• Egypt

Items:

• None

Vehicles:

• None
  

Synopsis for "The Return of Cleopatra"

• Synopsis not yet written.
  
  

Appearing in "King of the Underworld!"

Featured Characters:

• Martian Manhunter

Supporting Characters:

• Captain Harding

Villains:

• Bert Weldon (Single appearance)
• Mike Herty (Single appearance)
• Willie Wanger (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

• 
  

Locations:

• Colorado
  • Middleton

Items:

• None

Vehicles:

• None
  

Synopsis for "King of the Underworld!"

John Jones quits the force after botching a case, and soon is in competition with two other candidates to become king of the city’s mobs.

Notes

• "King of the Underworld!" is reprinted in Showcase Presents: Martian Manhunter #1.

• This issue includes a one-page "Casey the Cop" humor strip.

• First appearance of the Whirly-Bats.

Trivia

• No trivia.

See Also

• Write your own review of this comic!
• Discuss Detective Comics Vol 1 257 on the forums
• Cover gallery for the Detective Comics series

Recommended Reading

• Batman Recommended Reading

• Batman (Volume 1)
• Batman (Volume 2)
• Batman and Robin (Volume 1)
• Batman and Robin (Volume 2)
• Batman Confidential
• Batman: Gotham Knights
• Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight
• Batman: Shadow of the Bat
• Batman: Streets of Gotham
• Batman Incorporated
• Batman: The Dark Knight (Volume 1)
• Batman: The Dark Knight (Volume 2)
• Detective Comics (Volume 1)
• Detective Comics (Volume 2)
• Superman/Batman
• Batman: The Dark Knight Returns (Volume )

• Martian Manhunter

• Martian Manhunter (Volume 1)
• Martian Manhunter (Volume 2)
• Martian Manhunter (Volume 3)
• Martian Manhunter: American Secrets
• Justice League Task Force

Links and References

• Detective Comics article at Wikipedia
• Detective Comics series index at the Grand Comics Database
• Detective Comics series index at the Unofficial Guide to the DC Universe
• Batman article at Wikipedia
• Batman (Silver Age) biography page at the Unofficial Guide to the DC Universe

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